Kamala Harris Scores Key Battleground Endorsements From Teamsters Groups — Defying National Union Non-Endorsement

Vice President Kamala Harris scored endorsements from Teamsters groups in key battleground states on the same day the national Teamsters announced they wouldn’t be endorsing Harris or former President Donald Trump .

On Wednesday, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien issued a statement announcing that “this year, no candidate for President has earned the endorsement of the Teamsters’ International Union.”

The statement cited internal polls showing 60 percent support for Trump among national members.

But also on Wednesday, Teamsters groups in Wisconsin , Michigan , and Nevada endorsed VP Harris. Michigan Teamsters Joint Council 43 (which represents 245,000 Teamsters) President Kevin Moore wrote:

The Harris-Walz ticket offers a comprehensive vision for America-one that not only prioritizes economic fairness but also stands steadfastly by our nation’s workers. Their record and future plans are exactly what our country needs to continue growing and prospering. I urge all my Teamster members and fellow citizens to lend their support to this outstanding campaign. In conclusion, as a nation we must move forward to protect and grow the middle class. ‘We are not going back’!!!

Wisconsin Joint Council 39 President Bill Carroll wrote:

As Vice President of the most pro-union administration ever, Kamala Harris worked with the Teamsters and other union workers to pass the historic Butch Lewis Act which has saved the pensions of over a million retirees to date. As President, Kamala Harris will build on those efforts and work with Congress to pass the PRO Act, ending union some of the most egregious union busting tactics once and for all. In contrast, Donald Trump tried to gut workers’ rights as President by appointing union busters to the NLRB and advocating for national right-to-work. Trump’s Project 2025 would go even further, attacking the ability for unions to even organize. This November we will work with millions of union workers across the country to defeat Donald Trump once again, and send Vice President Harris and Governor Walz to the White House. We are proud to endorse Harris-Walz for President and Vice President.

A pair of groups representing more than 300,000 Teamsters in Northern and Southern Nevada, California, Hawaii, and Guam also endorsed Harris.

The Harris/Walz campaign touted the endorsements in a new campaign memo .

The campaign noted previous endorsements from Teamsters groups as well, including from battleground Pennsylvania.